Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-09

A. / never did, sir.
q. Do you r~ecollect getting any other one
at any gun shop in this cityi A. No.. sir;l
never had a gun around me unless an old one
that | bought at Cohen's TO use on tho stage,
and Mr.. Doerssm had charge OF that most OF
the time.
@. Is II not true tina! you went to a man
~ the name Of Spry, on the south side OF
Fourth street and east OF Nebraska STR ct and
try to borrow q pistol or q revolver from him1
A. That 10 not true
O. Who requested you to make that state.
ment called y confessioni A. Both Wood
and Hill.
Q. What did they promise youi A. Moth
ipg, then.
Q Have you been offered any inducement
since' A. Yes, sir, before ! left Chicago.
q. Didn't you go to tke governor of this state
pnd have a conversation with him about the
question Of yo,r protection AID immunity be-
lore you went before the grand jury and testi
dedi A. Yes, sir.
Q. They promised you immunity, did they
uotl A. Yes sir; on mat errand.
Q What was that promise that you gave
therea A. That ] should come and swear be-
tore the co Irt tho truth and nothing but the
truth, and that / should have full protection
aud immunity from any prosecution.
Harry Leavitt-cross examination COZ
tinued:
Am acquainted with Louis Seller; don't
r~ecollect having any conversation Win MIN
.itber on the % or 81.
@. Didn't you say to him, ave ought to
blow up some OF these s-s OF BIS, the same
n man va and ft three Children ifVenT there, and the n. matter .,t
soop blew overt" A. I never made any such
statement, nor was any one blown ur while l
was in L~eavenworth; l don't know Matt
Franciscus by name.
@ The day after the murder didn't you say
to Louis Seller, 81 guess l have got my foot
into It. II ! am arrested will you go on my
oonds' A. No, sir. / did not say anything
Of the kind.
Q. DO you know Joe sprey, A.. I do not.
(Here Sprey stood up. The witness said he
lid not know h.m.) never spoke TO him in
ace Bismarck. 1 was In company with the
sheriff.
Q Didn't you cay to Bismarck: "Hello;
my M me Is Leavitt; don't you know mer'
and Bismarck said he had heard Of you, and
didn't you promise to send his wife money,
and state to Bismarck. 81 didn't shoot Had
dlck,n and didn't you offer to 20 his bonds
If he would get ont OF town. Objected to.
Sustained.
Q. Didn't you tel Bismarck that If he
would stick TO the story you told him he
Wpllt Y Va ~ is-his - $40 ''hs w.
wor / said was taken down by a shorthand
rep ,rter. and | guess II can be produced.
q. Didn't you say 10 Bismarck while he
wa IN Jail, Il have got some witnesses that
wiu swear 10 anything l want them toW A.
No sir, | did not.
@. Where did Arensdorf ave the pistol on
that night, ana ulu ne uIaw Is from nIs
pocket A. do not know; | was about
twenty five feet from where Haddock shot; /
was near the board fence when the shot oc-
CURED; l think IT was i smarcS that followed
behind me as ! ran away from the scene;
don't know positively.
Leavitt detailed the fact Of his going way
and his return to The city at the time his con-
feeslon was made.
MRS. JENNIE LEAv1rr,
sworn. I remember the night that Mr.. Had
dock was killed: / heard it from Mr.. Dorson
and my husband; then knew John Arens-
dorf by sight; I overheard part OF the CONVEX
sktion between my husband and John AIens-
dorf a few DAYS after the murder; they were
on the walk In front OF Mc1ee's tailoc shop
talking; il was In the afternoon; Mr.. Leavitt
was standing there and John Arensdorf ap-
proacned him from the direction of Walrich's
saloon; I was kneeiing down by the win
dow tending to my birds, which were In
cages on the window stills; our rooms were
over McGee's tailor shop. Leavitt asked
Arepsdort what be knew; AreLsdorf replied i
have Just been up before the coroner's jury;
| suppose the next person they will call will
be Henry Peters; he is a ID Dutchman
and I can't fix him for any evidence, and !
$50 I will have to send him to Nebraska or
,ermany. Arensdorf mentioned both Ne
~ aska and Germany and Ii was my impression
from the conversation That Peters was to be
sent to Nebraska and from there TO his home
In Gerr,any.
The evening Haddock was killed Leavitt and
| took supper at Johnson's. He then went
out by himself; when he came back he had
changed his clothes; | suggested To him TO
change his clothes; he then had on a blue
LACK Prince Albert coat, dark vest and pants
(She identified the paute).
Cross-emamination: My name is Mrs. Jen-
ME Levy We were married in New York about
ten years ago; We were married on BayeT
street at a private dwelling; | have been an
actre s part Of my life; | was In Johnson's
house when DOrson told me OF the killing;
ID Irson said they had shot a man; | said;
''Great hcayensl who was itf' % Did you
say. Good ] am glad the S. VI a b. is
kiIed? A. j did not, sir. My husband was
enc iged In the theatrical DUsiness-the Stan
daId thester, a variety show; | never ap-
peared there as an actress nor did | assist my
husbaud there; | visited the house quite FREE
quently In the evening.
"Dlu You ever drlnA beer there In a private
boxa"
Yes, sir: l have drank beer there in a pri-
vate box with YOU" [Laughter-the sheriff
obliged to call tor order. 1 made a sworn
statement In Chicago; the same day that my
husband d!d; | then tried To tell the truth rs
near AZ ] could and ! am doing the same to-
day; | don't rem, mber just what | did say
before the grand jury, was very i'll at that
time; | wasn't acquainted with any ladies
here except our professional folks; know
thu re was a strange lady at Johnson's on the
evening Of the 80, but | can't r~ecollect who
she was.o
'Did you say at Johnson's house in the
presence of MIR. and Mrs. Gilbert that these
~-'""" mon had pa sand " Won had th-r"
you would put petticoats on them, ana tbA,
for two cents you'd DO Paddock up yo1r
selfi' 81 never heard Of the name OF Had
dock tefore. | cannot remember what / said,
| dun's think l made such a statement.
quit acting about two years ago, ! was In
Kan, wsen l quit, l was &C
with some Of the lazy performers Ut
the Standard.
Redirect examination: At the time I was
exam ned by the grand jury | was very i'll and
a committee of the jury Game to my room at
the Hubbard house and TOOK my testimony, }
then in bed unable to sit 10.
''BIsMARCK," AsBERr ~KosNIrSKI,
! 90 oy the name OF Bismarck" |
was born In Germany, came to Sioux Guy In
20, ! have lived here ever since, | worked at
he pork house and In summer 1t ixiug
,nmps, am Is years old, lived on West Side
when Haddock was killed, | have known John
Arensdorf ever since | came to the city, know